• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  Best way to split words and include spaces

  Posted by Edward Clayton on October 24, 2022 at 4:03 pm

  What would be the best way to .split() text to include spaces, while excluding line breaks from the result?

  I’m guessing there’s a way use .split(/\s/) and then add the spaces later, but I’m stumped.

  

  Paul Ducco replied 3 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Filip Vandueren

  October 24, 2022 at 7:16 pm

  This is one way, don’t know it it’s the best.

  t = 'apple banana \rcow dog\relephant';
  words = t.match(/\S+ */g);
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  Edward Clayton

  October 24, 2022 at 7:18 pm

  Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
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  Paul Ducco

  October 24, 2022 at 8:38 pm

  Filip to the rescue!

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